I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 147 I Give Too Much
When the sun goes down.

Roy's fifty followers and three hundred Eleusis soldiers were summoned by Roy to the square between the Acropolis Hill and the west gate of Athens.

The Athenians and Serifosians who lived nearby came to watch curiously, and thousands of people soon gathered.

Let the 350 soldiers in front of him all put on paper armor, and after getting the bronze spear as a weapon, Roy said loudly to them.

"My soldiers—my comrades in arms! In the past, I took you to fight for the city of Athens and for our survival. But tomorrow I will take you to help the city of Corinth, so now I give you a chance to choose, You can give up your identity as an Athenian soldier. As a punishment for your desertion, no member of your family will be able to become a glorious Athenian soldier in the future, nor will you be able to enjoy the full power of an Athenian citizen. Now whoever wants to become a deserter can immediately resign from the leave before me."

If one person becomes a deserter, the whole family will be punished——

Hearing what Roy said, don't say that the soldiers in front of Roy didn't have the idea of ​​becoming deserters, even if they did-they didn't dare to say what they thought.

For the benefit of the entire family, as long as they are normal people, they would rather die on the battlefield as a soldier than become a deserter and harm the entire family.

Seeing that no one chose to become a deserter, Roy said with a satisfied smile.

"I am very glad that you are all loyal and brave soldiers! In order for you to survive the battlefield, I gave you the best armor and the best weapons of this era. Before you set off, I will give you every One hundred catties of grain will be distributed as food for conquest. If you unfortunately die on the battlefield, I will give your family one hundred catties of grain every month for at least 20 years.”

After Roy finished speaking, the Athenians and Serifos who were watching were all shocked.

In this era when human life is like nothing, Lowy not only allows the soldiers to enjoy the best treatment during their lifetime, but also pays the soldiers' families more than 20 years of pensions after death.

Those young and strong Athenian men and Serifos men all had the idea of ​​becoming Athenian soldiers at this time.

"Priest Loi, let me be your soldier too!"

"I can fight three by myself, and I will never be a deserter."

"I am willing to follow Priest Loi to fight foreigners."

Roy didn't pay attention to the young and middle-aged men who wanted to be soldiers around him.

After all, if Roy recruited all eligible men as soldiers, he would not be able to arm them with enough paper armor and bronze spears.

And young and strong men will become soldiers, who will plow the land as farmers, who will herd as shepherds, and who will build houses as craftsmen?
If women and old, sick, and disabled men were put in charge of these jobs, the city of Athens would surely collapse very quickly.

The soldiers in front of Roy were also shocked by Roy.

Because they never expected that their lives could be so valuable. Even if they died on the battlefield, Luo Yi would still give at least [-] catties of grain to compensate their families.

If Roy's words can really be fulfilled, it is really worth dying for Roy.

"This should be the first time I have proposed death benefits to you!"

Seeing the shocked expressions of the soldiers, Roy said with a smile.

"Don't just die on the battlefield just because the pension is too generous. Because you have served me for five years, you can become a glorious retired soldier. Retired soldiers can not only enjoy the life-long policy of receiving one hundred catties of food every month. If you are worried that women will look down on you, I can also buy a large number of slave women for you to choose from. The slave women did not refuse Give you the right to be wives."

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Many of these soldiers from civilian families were moved to tears by Roy's words, and couldn't help crying happily.

Because Roy gave too much.

As the person who made the soldiers work for him, Roy didn't feel that he gave too much.

After all, the biggest beneficiary of every war victory is Roy himself.

"My dear comrades! Now you go to the warehouse in the Acropolis to collect your one hundred catties of food, and then say goodbye to your family tonight. We will gather in this square tomorrow morning."

After speaking, Roy turned and returned to the Acropolis.

Temple of Metis.

When Roy came to the square outside the temple, he saw Kaone and her three maids busy making dinner.

Pandora in a black dress sat on the altar, like a goddess waiting to be enshrined.

Roy walked to the altar and looked at Pandora on the altar with a dissatisfied expression.

"Princess Pandora! You are now a slave I bought from Knossos, but you don't behave like a maid at all. Are you deliberately trying to make others doubt your identity?"

Pandora put her chin in her hands, and said with a faint smile.

"Even if you don't fully believe that I am the incarnation of a goddess, I am also the princess of Donia, which is stronger than Athens. How can I really serve you as your maid?"

"If you have this attitude, once Deucalion finds you in Athens, do you think I will return you to Deucalion?"

"That depends on whether you want to know the secrets of our gods."

Looking at the confident Pandora, Roy could only show a helpless expression.

Because Roy really wants to know Pandora—how to change from a human to a goddess.

"Princess Pandora! You don't need to serve me like a maid, but during the time I'm away, you must hide yourself well, so as not to cause trouble to me and you."

Thebes area.

The Thebes tribe's resident on the goose-shaped highland is now the city of Thebes.

The five-meter-high concrete city wall is like a huge ring protecting the cobble-shaped highland where the Thebes live.

In the center of the goose-shaped happy palace, there is also a royal palace built of cement with an area of ​​[-] square meters, which has begun to take shape.

The Corinthian envoy rushed to Thebes City with his entourage on horseback. Seeing that Thebes City had the same concrete walls as the Athens city, he knew that the Thebes people might indeed assist Corinth City.

Palace stone house in Harmonia.

In the hall lit by candles, Harmonia received the Corinthian envoys.

"You want me to help you Corinth City?"

Knowing the intention of the Corinthian envoy, Harmonia couldn't help but said.

"Is Sisyphus, the king of Corinth, already confused? If he really wants me to let go of my hundreds of years of hatred to help you, he will pay us enough to compensate us, and stop competing with us for Mount Helicon and Asopas The plain on the south bank of the river."

"Great Harmonia, the Loy priests of Athens have unconditionally assisted us. The Mycenaeans are foreign invaders. When they conquer the Corinth region, the Thebes region must be their next goal. Please You must choose wisely."

"Honey—Roy wants to help you unconditionally?"

The Corinthian envoy nodded without hesitation, and Harmonia laughed immediately.

"Then I also promise to help you."

(End of this chapter)